Training Officer
We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced part-time Training Officer to plan, design and deliver training content that makes a real impact.
Salary and Benefits: £19,200 per annum (Full time equivalent £32,000)
At Become we offer a wide range of employment benefits to all Team Members including generous annual leave, flexible working from the start, life insurance, and a rewards package which includes a Health Cash Plan. We’re proud that we support our staff and want to see everyone who works here thrive in their personal and professional life. You can see more of the benefits that we offer to everyone.
Hours: This role is part-time (21 hours per week). We offer flexible working options such as compressed hours and job-shares. Preferred working days will be Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Location: Become team members mostly work remotely but have access to office space in London and are expected to attend team meetings in London (usually once or twice per month). The Training Officer role will also require delivery at client venues.
About the Role
We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Training Officer to plan, design and deliver training content that makes a real impact. At Become we provide training and consultancy to organisations that work directly with children in care and care leavers and are seeking an excellent facilitator to deliver this important provision, who is creative and has strong organizational and self-administration skills.
The Training Officer will be involved in developing new and innovative pieces of work, including digital and in-person training packages alongside supporting the ongoing development of an accredited learning programme for Personal Advisers in Leaving Care Service Teams.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
As an organisation serving children in care and young care leavers we are keen to receive applications from people with experience of care. We are actively seeking to bring diversity of perspectives and experience, and especially welcome applications from those from racially marginalized communities. We ask all applicants to fill in an Equity and Diversity Monitoring from to better understand the diversity of applicants. This is anonymous and cannot be connected with your application.
How to apply
At Become, we ask interested applicants to answer several competency-based questions.
Your application and answers will be reviewed anonymously to ensure fairness and help remove bias from the application process. You’ll need to send us your CV but it will only be considered if you score well as part of the anonymous review.
To apply, please follow the link to our recruitment platform here.
To apply for this role, you will need to:
· Provide us with a copy of your CV;
· Answer the questions below in no more than 400 words per question, providing relevant examples to demonstrate how you meet the skills and experience required;
· Complete the Equity and Diversity Monitoring Form (this is not compulsory but the information is very useful to us).
The competency questions we would like you to answer as part of your application are:
· What is your motivation to work for Become and why are you interested in working to support care-experienced children and young people?
· How would you bring young people’s experience and voices into the training you develop?
· What steps would you take to ensure your sessions are responsive to the training needs of professionals in the sector?
· How do you manage your time across a range of responsibilities?
If you would like an informal chat before applying, please contact Katy Hudson, Training & Development Manager, Services Team: [email protected] and we will arrange a convenient time.
Please also tell us if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you in your application.
The deadline for applications to be received is 9am on Monday 14th October.
Interview details
Interviews will have two parts:
· A session with young people;
· A panel interview with Become staff.
Interviews may be held virtually using a video calling app (Microsoft Teams or Zoom) or in person at our location in Central London. If access to technology/WiFi is difficult for you, please contact us so we can assist in making suitable arrangements.
Become also wants to ensure fairness in all of our interviews so all successful shortlisted candidates will be sent the interview questions in advance.
Interviews will take place:
· Young people’s panel: 21st October 2024
· Staff panel: 22nd October 2024
Please note
All applicants must have a Right to Work in the UK. Although the role is hybrid, we are unable to offer work visas or sponsorship for any candidates based outside of the UK.
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